CEBU CITY, May 8 (PNA) — Only 20 local government units (LGUs) in Cebu have crafted an emergency evacuation plan in the event of disasters, a Department of Interior and Local Government…
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Davao City wins Presidential Award as ‘Most Child Friendly City’
DAVAO CITY, May 8 (PNA) — Davao City bagged the Presidential Award as the Most Child Friendly City under the highly-urbanized city category. This is the second in a row for the…
OCD reiterates ‘zero casualty’ policy during calamities
TUGUEGARAO CITY, May 8 (PNA) — Office of the Civil Defense (OCD)-Region 2 Director Norma Talosig and chair of the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (RDRRMC) has reiterated to all disaster…
Sta. Barbara town receives P110M worth of infra projects
ILOILO CITY, May 8 (PNA) –- Sta. Barbara town in Iloilo’s second district received P110 million worth of infrastructure projects as direct benefits from the national government for being the site for…
Charges of large scale illegal recruitment filed vs couple recruiter of Mary Jane Veloso
STO. DOMINGO, Nueva Ecija, May 8 (PNA) — The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday formally filed charges of large scale illegal recruitment against couple Ma. Cristina Sergio and Julius Lacanilao, both…
Bicol’s indigent elderly get Php50M in additional social pension fund
By Danny O. Calleja LEGAZPI CITY, May 8 (PNA) – Over 8,300 indigent senior citizens in Bicol are going to benefit from the nearly Php50 million in newly-released national government fund for…
Quest to protect Cleopatra’s Needle in Palawan for indigenous communities stumbles on exciting findings
By Jonah van Beijnen PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, May 7 (PNA) — The lush island province of Palawan (approximately 12,000 km2) is located in the southwest of the Philippines. Due to a relatively…
Cebu City to get hybrid road train ahead of the PHP10.6B BRT
CEBU CITY, May 7 (PNA) — Cebu City will get a hybrid electric road train ahead of the PHP10.6-billion Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) mass transport system, officials said. Cebu City Mayor Michael…
Rural barangay in Bacolod declared eco-tourism village
BACOLOD CITY, May 7 (PNA) — Alangilan, a rural barangay in the eastern part of this city with several tourist attractions, has been declared eco-tourism village by the Sangguniang Panlungsod. Councilor Archie…
Capul: A tiny island with lots of surprises
by Vicky C. Arnaiz CAPUL, Northern Samar, May 7 (PNA) – This tiny island in the northern tip of Northern Samar has been visited recently by foreign tourists on a cruise aboard…
Tacloban airport passenger traffic posts 19.6% growth
By Sarwell Q. Meniano TACLOBAN CITY, May 7 (PNA) – Passenger traffic at the Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport, which is the gateway to Eastern Visayas, rose 19.6 percent during the first quarter…
Cebu, Bohol seek PHP300-M infra projects under WB-backed program
CEBU CITY, May 7 (PNA) — The provinces of Cebu and Bohol in Central Visayas have proposed some PHP300.5 million worth of infrastructure and enterprise projects under the World Bank (WB)-supported Philippine…
Dagupan registers highest net surplus ever
DAGUPAN CITY, May 7 (PNA)–The City Accounting Office (CAO) has certified that for the first time, Dagupan registered more than Php53 million net surplus which is the highest ever recorded in the…
Hornbill increasing its numbers in Panay
KALIBO, Aklan, May 7 (PNA)– Conservationists in Panay Island have expressed optimism that the number of hornbills considered to be critically endangered are increasing their numbers, this is according to Christian Schwarz,…
Tacloban Airport to resume regular operation
TACLOBAN CITY, May 6 (PNA) – The Daniel Z. Romualdez (DZR) Airport in this city will reopen its runway to jets starting 5 a.m. on Thursday after the 23-day limited operation due…